Quick comparison
| Feature | Helm | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2.99/mo or £29.99/yr | Free (limited) / $4.99/mo (verified April 2026) |
| Workout templates | Unlimited | 3 on free plan |
| Exercise database | 80+ built-in + custom | Large community database |
| Cardio tracking | GPS + Kalman filtering | ✗ |
| Nutrition tracking | ✓ Full + barcode scan | ✗ |
| Barcode scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| GPS run tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data import | 8 apps supported | Limited |
| Meet simulator | ✓ Wilks & DOTS | ✗ |
| Progress photos | ✓ 8 poses | ✗ |
| Micronutrient tracking | 21 micronutrients | ✗ |
Where Strong excels
Credit where it's due - Strong does a lot of things well and has earned its reputation as a solid workout tracker.
Strong's strengths
- Clean, focused UI - Strong has one of the cleanest strength training interfaces available. If you only lift weights and want zero distractions, it delivers.
- Large community - Strong has a massive user base and a well-established brand in the fitness app space, which means plenty of support and guides online.
- Extensive exercise database - With community contributions, Strong offers a huge library of exercises with detailed descriptions and animations.
Where Helm excels
Helm is built for people who train across multiple disciplines and want everything in one place - at a price that undercuts the competition.
Helm's advantages
- Unlimited templates included - As of April 2026, Strong limits free users to a small number of workout templates; Helm gives unlimited templates at every tier. Helm gives you unlimited templates from day one - no tiered plans restricting what you can build.
- Cardio + nutrition included - Strong focuses on strength training and does not offer GPS cardio (verified April 2026). Helm combines GPS run tracking, full nutrition logging with barcode scanning, and strength training in a single app.
- Import from 8 apps - Bring your data from Strong, Hevy, Strava, Garmin, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Fitbod, and FitNotes. No starting from scratch.
- Feature toggles - Only care about lifting? Toggle off cardio and nutrition. Train for a marathon? Enable everything. Helm adapts to your training style.
- Meet simulator - Powerlifters get a full competition simulator with Wilks and DOTS scoring, attempt selection, and meet-day planning.
- Straightforward pricing - £2.99/month gets you every feature. No tiers, no locked features. Helm is £2.99/month with every feature included (Strong's subscription verified at $4.99/month in April 2026).
How to switch from Strong to Helm
Already have years of data in Strong? Moving to Helm takes less than a minute.
- Open Strong and go to Settings → Export Workout Data. Save the CSV file to your device.
- Open Helm and navigate to Settings → Import Data.
- Select Strong as the source app and pick the CSV file you exported.
- Helm maps your exercises, sets, and PRs automatically. Review the summary and tap Import.
Need more detail? Check out the full import guide.